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• Re: Sealant on poptop bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 12:52:48 -0800
  ...GW has them for the top hinges, miscellaneous top bolts, luggage rack screws and tie-downs, top latch bolts, and skylight bolts (and SS...
• Re: cargo boxes on top of westies
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:28:40 +0200
  ...If you :::examine :::all the bearing points at the hinges in front and back and some have :::plastic inserts and some may not. Using...
• Re: Grey Westy Refrigerator Door
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 28 Oct 2016 09:03:47 -0700
  ...and low for a grey refrigerator door + the wooden frame it hinges to. Can anyone point me in the right direction or have one...
• Re: 300 spots of lubrication
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 3 Nov 2010 19:25:05 -0700
  ...The black stuff? Worked great for me on the hinges and sliders of paddock gates. Stayed in place in the rain. BTW I put...
• Frtidge Door Mod (Need feedback)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Heissenbuttel
  Sat, 13 Nov 2004 14:25:30 -0800
  ...Then, affix this portion back to the lower with 2 small hinges on the outside, so that it swings out and down. Last, put...
• Re: FS: Pop-top Assembly
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 4 Apr 2006 11:38:17 -0700
  ...Includes the whole poptop assembly (top, > hinges, latch, old canvas, mounting bits, etc.). Does not include the > bed. > > I'd really like to free...
• Re: SURVEY - I need a metal fab. project
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 21:17:16 -0700
  ...It will require trimming the dishplate that retains the original spare and mounting a hinge where the present retaining rod hinges the aforementioned dish...
• Westy Bed hardware
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Wed, 1 Mar 2006 18:07:56 -0700
  ...I'm going to craft the cabinets and such, and am really interested in getting a set of hinges/hardware to make a Westy...
• Removing A/C in '85 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 18:13:16 -0400
  ...I am also going to be needing a cabinet door and hinges for the top cabinet if anyone has one available. I can pay...
• Finally In the process of painting our 87 Westy Installing new pop top canvas etc
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Fri, 18 Sep 2015 10:38:18 -0700
  ...Seems like I need to go to Go Westy for some parts like stainless steel bolts for the top latch, hinges , luggage rack cleats...
• 61 Westy interior
  Historical mailing list - Songie
  Sat, 10 Feb 1996 00:35:27 -0500 (EST)
  ...what type? The submarine hatch has 4 bolts coming from the hinges. What do these go through and how should it be secured? Does...
• FS: Westy Pop top & luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 12:29:04 -0800
  ...top(both front and back) with new Go Westy >seals, plus hinges and hardware to sell. It's the one with the hole for...
• Re: open rack on Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:11:18 -0700
  ...maybe make it so it hinges off the front strap attachment points so when I do put stuff ( usually firewood) up there it's...
• Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:25:27 -0400
  ...And adjusting the hinges will only give you less clearance at the top where you already don't need any. Bit late to argue...
• Re: doing the upper bunk fold down two step
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Mon, 9 Mar 2026 09:27:41 -0500
  ...I will look at hinges while folding out the bunk. Seems to be a lot of side to side and diagonal play but like...
• scrounging for parts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 05 Apr 1995 11:55:41 -0500 (EST)
  ...about. 1. Screens for side windows, can you find these? 2. Hinges for back gate, the thing weights about 500 lbs., aand I'm...
• Re: AT spark
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Oct 1996 01:36:23 -0400
  ...the wind is coming in, you might try aligning the door hinges to make the frame fit better against the body. Unless the rubber...
• Re: Redux: My Own Private FAQ
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 May 1997 02:18:17 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Isn't there supposed to be a gray plastic cover over the hinges on the rear facing seats? #3. How did all the cupholders...
• Re: 2nd request, where's my fuel pump relay?
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 15:11:56 -0500
  The box hinges open away from the side of the van toward the engine. The fuel pump relay is on the right side looking...
• Denver Junk Yard Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 00:23:16 +0000
  ...Some worthwhile parts left; swivel seat bases, Z-bed hinges, Front fiberglass bumper needing repair, glass is good, 2.1 Motor and trans, Water...
• Sink drain pan parts needed
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:38:55 EDT
  ...I need the two hinges and two springed ball locks for the US only sink stove top drain tray. I have a drain tray...
• Re: Rear Hatch Alignment Blues...
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 24 May 2007 09:39:51 -0400
  ...I purchased a replacement hatch which was bolted right to > > the body above the hatch opening (used the hinges on the replacement > > hatch) and...
• Re: 27 in tires in clamshell
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:04:12 -0500
  ...A longer front bolt and dropping the rear hinges will work. Be sure the tire does not rub on the steering shaft. Do note...
• Re: door seal wind noise
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 24 Jan 2002 12:34:05 -0500
  ...the door fit by loosening the big screws that hold the hinges to the frame and shifting the door on the channels provided for...
• skylight alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 20:17:32 -0700
  ...The skylight is SHOT. (the little one in the pop-top, not the sunroof) It leaks, and all the hardware but the hinges and...
• Re: Alloy spare into an 83?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 21:01:42 EST
  ...Am I wrong? Hinges seem to have > a c-clip on them. > > the springsteel rod that goes around your carrier's perimiter and acts...
• Re: Fw: South African Secrets Revealed (Ken comes clean!)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 13:15:13 -0500
  ...He is NOT talking about a higher-sitting seat -- rather, he is talking about a stock seat with special hinges that raise the BED...
• Re: 215's fitting in the spare tire compartment?
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 13:55:28 -0500
  ...I was planning on having a guy remove the hinges to the carrier and extend them a little or enough to get the tire...
• Re: that other brand. .
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 29 Aug 2005 17:08:27 -0700
  ...We use bungy cord hooked to the rear hinges of the pop-top to hold the rip-stop nylon curtain around atop the rear...
• Re: Is lifting a Westie bed really this simple?
  Historical mailing list - drc11
  Tue, 25 May 1999 16:04:00 -0700
  ...where can i get the hinges??? madeline -----Original Message----- From: Bj�rn Ratjen <bratjen@DIRECT.CA> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: white pop top screw clean up
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 15:45:56 -0400
  ...These > are the 4 screws that secure the luggage rack and the eight that secure the > hinges on the rear of the pop top...
• Re: Any vendor sells this?
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Wed, 30 Aug 2006 19:12:51 -0700
  ...http://www.danamarineproducts.com/Hinges.htm has some and search the internet for "scissor hinge" and several other web sites show up. Zoltan <zolo...
• Redux: My Own Private FAQ
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"luke\" Lukey
  04 May 97 15:42:29 EDT
  ...Isn't there supposed to be a gray plastic cover over the hinges on the rear facing seats? #3. How did all the cupholders...
• Re: Westfalia upper bunk measurements
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 18:30:28 -0700
  ...However, the hinges changed in 85. Is the plywood 5/8" or 3/4" thick? > L x W? Interior or exterior grade finished on...
• Re: Feedback wanted - Dash Console For Vanagon from BusDepot
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:32:42 -0400
  > Can anyone provide feedback on this? > Overall quality (including the hinges)? > How usable the cup holders are? I been using one on my own...
• !PLEASE HELP! Adding a cabinet door to the rear westy closet
  Historical mailing list - Danny
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 17:44:25 -0700
  ...If any one has an extra door and hinges let me know (my van is a 1984 with beige/brown cabinets) Thanks for the...
• Re: Body Work Suggestions (metal cutting)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 8 Oct 2000 20:57:31 +1200
  ...The filler job is extremely uneven, the paint is coming back off , the trunklid they supplied was cracked around the hinges, the springs won...
• Re: Best van ever designed (was: Why do we love that damn van somuch...)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 29 May 2002 21:27:00 +1200
  ...The entire floor apparently hinges back for access, I'm told... I've only managed top open the passenger side (lid's in 2...
• Favourite Free Modifications
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 00:26:45 -0400
  ...body and the flap, just above one of the flap's hinges. Keeps the flap open and horizontal so I can stick my nose...
• Re: Redux: My Own Private FAQ
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Sun, 04 May 1997 23:09:27 -0500
  ...Isn't there supposed to be a gray plastic cover over the hinges on the > rear facing seats? > I can't recall any exposed...
• Fridges : Re: Refrigerator and alarm
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Tue, 16 May 1995 06:58:37 +0000
  ...So, what I did was > to fabricate a plastic door latch at the bottom corner of the door (oppo- > site the hinges) so that...
• Your Vanagon questions/POP TOP
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 19:40:58 -0700
  ...I'm going to put duct tape all over the van top in the area of the hinges to diminish the possibility of scratches...
• Fw: Re: Installing a pop-top on a non-pop top EASY ??? Pic of my syncro with top installed
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 13:28:48 -0700
  ...The non-westy van has a curved roofline where the > > hinges > > > are going to go. > > > There is also a structural support under the roof...
• Re: Finally In the process of painting our 87 Westy Installing new pop top canvas etc
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 19 Sep 2015 05:51:01 -0400
  ...Seems like I need to go to Go Westy for some parts like stainless = > steel bolts for the top latch, hinges , luggage rack cleats...
• Re: Pop top issue
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 29 May 2011 17:23:12 -0700
  ...I > >tend to do most of my cooking outside, so > > Have you checked that the hinges on the lifting bar are in good > shape...
• Re: Barndoors, Splitters, Breadloafs, etc
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 May 96 09:07 CDT
  >>>Barndoor >> >> A large, sometimes double apparatus on hinges which swings open to let cows >>out... Stop tormenting the lad. Tell him the truth. A...
• Re: Help requested with door hanging
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 15 Dec 2003 15:33:42 -0500
  ...I do not see any place on the hinges to adjust that. Can anyone help? Thanks Paul Chubbuck
• FW: Other Volkswagens
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 15:58:03 -0600
  ...the bumper and swung all the way > up to the roof hinges. Guessing that lsted til the mid 590's or > so. Barndoor buses...
• Re: Fridge won't come out...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:49:29 -0800
  ...After the door is lifted off it's hinges, the whole fridge face plate must be removed too. The screws on the middle seam...
• doing the upper bunk fold down two step
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Sun, 8 Mar 2026 10:15:06 -0500
  ...Are the hinges adjustable or do they wear out? Years ago the left side hinge used to get hung up on that screw head...
• Re: grey water tank ideas - now porta-potti
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 23 May 2006 20:08:53 -0400
  ...But then I just > acquired the high rise hinges for the bed, not in yet, but when they are > may > explore the higher capacity...
• Re: Screen on pop top canvas. (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 21:10:36 -0500
  ...I un-screwing the rear of the pop- top from the rear hinges (leaving the hinges attached to the van), and the re- installation...
• Re: Feedback wanted - Dash Console For Vanagon from BusDepot
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:33:12 -0700
  > Can anyone provide feedback on this? > Overall quality (including the hinges)? > How usable the cup holders are? > > I have a unit like that. I...
• Re: Removing top
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Tue, 5 Jul 2016 12:37:25 -0700
  ...Just remove fasteners ..hinges, tent bottom etc. 3 people could lift it off.. 4 would be better. and still not easy ....like are they...
• Re: missing Syncro differential! WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 12:43:36 -0500
  ...My front door fell off my house but the hinges are still attached to the back of the house and the doorknob doesn't...
• Re: Mounting Solar Panel on a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 9 Oct 2013 06:14:05 -0400
  ...That panel on my Westy has a homemade tilt mechanism, and is quickly removable using SS boat hatch hinges with quick release hinge pins...
• Re: NVC Splittie coming my way: what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:54:31 -0400
  ...The van will probably have to be dragged on to a > flatbed. > > Are these problems, like completely rusted hinges and floor panels, > resolvable? I...
• Re: Hard shutting front doors
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 01:16:42 -0800
  ...Hard shutting front doors > If the hinges are tight (he door does not have up/down play at the > end) then it's just...
• 'Nother Newbie--Lifting that poptop! '86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Aurora Farm
  Sat, 11 Jun 2005 09:15:39 -0700
  ...I've oiled the hinges on the poptop, but haven't yet lubed the locking bar mechanism, as there's little detectable friction there...
• Re: skylight alternatives
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 07:15:04 -0400
  ...The skylight is SHOT. (the little > one in the pop-top, not the sunroof) It leaks, and all the hardware but > the hinges and...